Saturday, September 1, 2012

The reveal for the Challenge of Travel Blog Hop organized by Erin Prais-Hintz

The Challenge goes like this... select a region of the planet that you do not live on and choose an inspiration nation from within that region (or better yet, have one chosen for you!).

I chose Europe and decided to be surprised -

how many surprises do you really get anymore?.... :)

The inspiration nation that was chosen for me was The Netherlands - I have never been, but would love to visit especially after researching for this fun hop!

Flag of the Netherlands

Here are my inspiration photos:

Tulips, Tulips, Tulips......

Beautiful Scenery Everywhere.....

Isn't this what you picture when you think of the Netherlands?

Here is what I made:

First, I made earrings with wire wrapped seed beads.

I was trying to incorporate the colors I saw in all of the beautiful pictures.

Then, I made these stacking bracelets using macrame Chinese knotting cord and some pretty seed beads -

I was going for the look of the rows and rows of tulips

all over the Netherlands.

Last but not least....

I found this button - It is a replica of a 1 cent dutch coin ... I thought it was pretty interesting.... I ordered a bunch of these about 2 weeks ago - they just arrived Thursday. So I made the bracelet below Friday afternoon. I really wanted to use this button!!

I used distressed greek leather and round fluorite purple and green gemstones - I took the colors from

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About Me

Hi everyone,
I started this blog because I love to make jewelry and meet other people who share the same love. By day, I work for a school district in Central Pennsylvania as a Payroll/Human Resources Administrator. The majority of my free time is spent with my kids running from one activity to another, but I try to make time for my creative outlets - jewelry making, knitting & scrapbooking.
I hope to meet a lot of interesting people through this blog!!